What is 285 rounded to the nearest ten?

Answer 1

280

Answer 2

It is 280.

Although many schools teach you to round 5 up, always rounding up from 5 is inappropriate because it introduces an upward bias. The IEEE (Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers) standard 754 is to round 5 up or down so that the new last digit is even. See link for more: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Round_half_to_even

Answer 3

Oh, dude, like, 285 rounded to the nearest ten is 290. So, you know, if you're throwing a party for 285 people, just invite 290 to be safe. But, like, I'm not gonna lose sleep over it if you invite 285 and a half, you know what I mean?

Answer 4

When rounding 285 to the nearest ten, you look at the digit in the tens place, which is 8. Since 8 is closer to 10 than to 0, you round up to the next higher ten. Therefore, 285 rounded to the nearest ten is 290.

Answer 5

Well, honey, 285 rounded to the nearest ten is 290. It's not rocket science, just bump that number up if it's 5 or more and keep it the same if it's less. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Answer 6

290

Answer 7

290